MSU freshman Romain Bogaerts has had a lot to shout about this spring: He enters Friday's NCAA regional as the No. 6-ranked singles player in the country.

Written by

Michael Bonner
mbonner@jackson.gannett.com

Romain Bogaerts came to Mississippi State ranked as the 30th best tennis player in Belgium. When he arrived in Starkville, he planned to compete for the No. 5 spot in singles.

As the Bulldogs prepare to host an NCAA tennis regional, Bogaerts has done a little bit better than planned - the freshman is ranked as the sixth-best player in the country.

"It just happened that I played really well during the fall," explained Bogaerts, who has posted a 28-10 singles record this year, counting fall matches. "I got my chance at No. 1, I won a couple of matches and I got confident." ...